James City County Board of Supervisors. 7 p.m. Nov. 28, County Government Complex, Building F Board Room, 101 Mounts Bay Road, Williamsburg. Work session: 4 p.m. Meetings are broadcast live on JCC TV48 in James City County and Williamsburg. Information: 253-6609 or www.jccEgov.com.*

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BLOOD DRIVES

Colonial Virginia Chapter of the American Red Cross. Information: 253-0228 or e-mail jsmith@cvc-redcross.org or visit http://cvc.redcross.org.

Woman's Club of Williamsburg fashion show and luncheon. 10:45 a.m. Dec. 5. Holiday fashions will be presented by Ann's Dress Shoppe of Waverly. Chef William R. Berning will prepare lunch. Door and raffle prizes will be available and proceeds will benefit the club's scholarship fund. Cost: $35 per person, make checks payable to the Woman's Club of Williamsburg. Colonial Heritage Clubhouse, 7015 Statesmen, Williamsburg. Reservations: send checks to the Woman's Club of Williamsburg, 135 Water's Edge Drive, Williamsburg, Va. 23188-8913. Information: 220-8814 or 253-7587.

HOLIDAY

Christmas Homes Tour. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Dec. 2. Sponsored by Green Spring Garden Club, the 47th annual tour includes the President's House at the College of William and Mary and four private Historic Area residences: the Grissell Hay House, the Nelson-Galt House, the Russell House and the Robert Nicholson House. All the homes will be decorated for the holidays. Admission: $25 ($6 for one building). Tickets are available at the Colonial Williamsburg Visitor Center, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Dec. 1 and 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Dec. 2; or at Barnes and Noble in Merchant's Square, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are also available at each house during tour hours. Free parking and shuttle buses available at the Visitor Center. Proceeds benefit horticulture scholarship and local garden projects. Information: 565-430.

* An Appalachian Christmas. 3 p.m. Dec. 7. Kelly Kennedy and friends will play tunes and songs of the Christmas as heard in America along with stories and journals of the early settlers themselves. Cost: $10.

* A Celtic Grand Illumination Celebration. 1 and 3 p.m. Dec. 3. The Celtic band "Edsall Road" will perform. Music, dance and stories come together for a lively celebration of family and the start of the holiday season. Cost: $9.